Comparing the POS for KS3 and 4

I've been reading through the POS for KS4 and have found it really useful having the KS3 POS at hand as a point of comparison. You will note that each subsection of the KS4 POS has been directly developed from the KS3 POS. For instance, KS3 POS 1.1.a. states a pupil’s competence should be noted by them “being clear, coherent and accurate in spoken and written communication.” This statement has been developed in the KS4 POS to “expressing complex ideas and information clearly, precisely and accurately in spoken and written communication.” So, between the two key-stages, pupils should progress from being “clear, coherent and accurate” both in verbal and written work and should be able to express complex ideas “clearly, precisely and accurately.”

You may have already taken note of this in the two POSs. If you haven’t I would say it is useful to sit for ten minutes and make a comparative note of development between the subsections of the POSs for the two key stages.